COLLECTOR'S NOTES: Most Series 5700 Big
Little Books¨ have
several printings. Whitman printed at least 10 sets of 12 books with prices
shown in the right top corner of the covers. Additionally, books with no
prices on the covers were printed, for each set except the books with a $1.50
cover price.

The list is organized by printing sets.
Sets 1 through 9 have two subsets with Lowery numbers having a suffix
"a" for books with prices on the covers and "b" for books
with no cover price. Books listed in Set 10 were never published without the
$1.50 cover price so the set does not have an "a" or "b"
suffix in the Lowery number. Books in each set are identified by the
publisher's price printed on the cover (upper right corner), book number (on
the spine), and the sequence of ads on the back cover. Back cover ads are
defined by the beginning title in theOther BIG LITTLE BOOKS¨ Available followed by the last title
in that list, before the sub list The Titles Below
Feature "Flip-It" Cartoon Pages---Back by Popular Demand.

Collectors are encouraged to report
printings not included in this list to the Big Little Book Club so the list
can be updated.

Big Little Book 5700 Series¨; reissue of # 2031
(MW37). Soft cover. Size: 3 5/8" x 4 3/4" x 5/8"; 256
pages. The title on the cover (Batman-The Cheetah
Caper) is different that the title on the title
page (Batman and Robin in The Cheetah Caper). Author: George
S. Elrick. Artist: Unknown. Collector's Note: All printings contain
black and white illustrations.

There are no ads on the back covers of
these books. They were the last production run and produced under the
"Merrigold Press" name. A matching set of "no cover
price" Merrigold books is not known to exist.